UConn Vs. Texas Southern Preview

What to look for: How much has UConn recovered from last week's 30-10 debacle at Michigan? The Huskies had a lot of errors to correct this week. They may have been wallowing in their preseason hype before actually achieving some success. UConn should beat Texas Southern today, but how this team improves in areas such as tackling, defending a running quarterback, being aggressive early on offense and executing are crucial the rest of the way, so that starts today.

What UConn must do to win: Execute everywhere, pay attention to detail and recognize the Tigers are coming to East Hartford to beat the Huskies and not just play a game, pick up a check and go home. In other words, if UConn thinks Texas Southern is going to lay down because they're playing UConn on its turf, the Huskies have another thing coming. As they say, "Any given Saturday."

What Texas Southern must do to win: Maintain possession. Tigers quarterback Arvell Nelson was picked off four times in a 16-14 loss to Prairie View A&M last week, including a pick-six, 72-yarder by Marcus White to help seal it for Prairie View.

Best Matchup: Nelson and his receivers vs. UConn cornerbacks Blidi Wreh-Wilson and Dwayne Gratz and their backups. It looks like the Tigers prefer to throw. The UConn secondary could get even more of a test than it did last week.

Of note: It's Green Awareness Day at Rentschler Field and fans will be reminded of several ways to be environmentally friendly when they visit a UConn football game. UConn students from the EcoHusky and EcoHouse groups will be inside the stadium at recycling areas to educate fans about recycling as part of the "Man the Can" program. Patrons will be able to be "Caught Green Handed" throughout the day as several fans will win prizes when they are recycling at Rentschler. … Daneisha Freeman, the girlfriend of former UConn player Jasper Howard and their young daughter, Ja'Miya, will be in attendance. Howard died in a stabbing on campus last October.